Updating Aadhaar for better privacy
9 years ago

Updating Aadhaar for better privacy

The Hindu  

To its proponents, Unique Identification is the solution to citizen empowerment. Leaders of the UID project stated in past discussions that privacy was not only paramount, but easily handled because the UID system would only be a yes or no identification system. Per design, the UID system would not know or care whether the person was Above Poverty Line or Below Poverty Line — such things would be the prerogative of the users of the system such as banks, service providers, or development schemes. As Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote poetically if not prophetically, “I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth I know not where.” Instead of UID being agnostic to how the system gets used by others, UID’s design should assume the worst, and try to prevent linking of databases by third parties, or unintended usage. Instead of, say, MNREGA using the 12-digit number like today, each authorised user of the system would get a modified number that is cryptographically generated to be unique but based on the base UID number in such a way that it could be proven to be functionally the same.

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Voter ID-Aadhar link: Key changes and Election Commission update
1 week, 2 days ago

Voter ID-Aadhar link: Key changes and Election Commission update

India Today  

The linking of Aadhaar numbers with voter ID cards will be done to reduce fraudulent activities associated with voting and to improve transparency in the election system, according to the ECI. IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS Participation is optional: Voters have the option to link their Aadhaar with their Voter ID, but choosing not to will not restrict participation in the electoral process. …

DC Edit | Ensure Citizens’ Data Protected
1 week, 5 days ago

DC Edit | Ensure Citizens’ Data Protected

Deccan Chronicle  

The decision of the Election Commission of India to discuss the possibility of linking elector photo identity card to Aadhaar number of all the voters with the Union government is to be welcomed as it forms part of the poll body’s efforts to make the election process foolproof. The need to come up with a better system to maintain the …

Big update on Aadhaar! Govt allows Aadhaar-enabled face authentication in private entities' mobile apps
1 month ago

Big update on Aadhaar! Govt allows Aadhaar-enabled face authentication in private entities' mobile apps

India TV News  

Big update on Aadhaar! Govt allows Aadhaar-enabled face authentication in private entities' mobile apps Latest update on Aadhaar! According to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the process will be facilitated as part of the standard operating procedure for Aadhaar authentication laid down through an Aadhaar Good Governance portal launched by the Ministry of Electronics and IT. Aadhaar Good …

Data discrepancies hinder farmers' UID registration
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Data discrepancies hinder farmers' UID registration

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: The central government is collecting farmers' data to issue a unique identification number, similar to Aadhaar, for implementing various schemes for their welfare. However, many farmers are facing difficulties due to mismatches between Aadhaar details, land records and other documents required for registration. In the joint Kurnool district, around 900 RSKs oversee services for more than 7 lakh farmers, …

Private companies can use Aadhaar infrastructure for identity checks again
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Private companies can use Aadhaar infrastructure for identity checks again

Live Mint  

As the Aadhaar case was reaching the Supreme Court, the Unique Identity Authority of India began to restrict private access to its authentication infrastructure. A new amendment to Aadhaar authentication rules could finally allow us to leverage our identity infrastructure to better unlock greater efficiencies in digital services. In fact, it is Section 8 that deals with authentication, and since …

Private entities can now use Aadhaar authentication
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Private entities can now use Aadhaar authentication

Hindustan Times  

The Union government has amended the Aadhaar rules to allow private entities to use Aadhaar authentication for delivering their services, the ministry of electronics and IT said in a statement on Friday, adding the amendments seek to promote “ease of living” to residents and enable “better access to services” to them. Private entities can now use Aadhar authentication The ministry …

UIDAI notifies rules for private entities to perform Aadhaar authentication
1 month, 4 weeks ago

UIDAI notifies rules for private entities to perform Aadhaar authentication

The Hindu  

The Unique Identification Authority of India on Friday outlined a process for private entities to gain access to Aadhaar authentication: namely, the firms will have to refer their use case to a Union or State government Ministry or department, which will then have to refer the proposal to the UIDAI. “The Ministry or the Department of the Government of India …

Too many digital IDs spoil the broth
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Too many digital IDs spoil the broth

Hindustan Times  

In what can be described as nothing but absurd, schools have started distributing forms among minor students, egged on by the Ministry of Education. For those out of the loop, this is a fancy new 12-digit ID, much like Aadhaar, but exclusive to students and is ‘designed’ to track their academic achievements. Too many digital IDs spoil the broth There’s …

Forensic Access to Aadhaar Data: Balancing Privacy and Identifying the Unknown
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Forensic Access to Aadhaar Data: Balancing Privacy and Identifying the Unknown

The Hindu  

The article discusses the limitations of the Aadhaar Act's restrictions on the disclosure of core biometric information in the context of identifying deceased individuals. It highlights the dilemma faced by law enforcement agencies when accessing fingerprint data from the Aadhaar database in cases where the body is unidentified. The article argues that providing access to fingerprint data based on a …

UIDAI extends free Aadhaar update scheme till December 14, 2024: Details here
6 months, 2 weeks ago

UIDAI extends free Aadhaar update scheme till December 14, 2024: Details here

India TV News  

The Unique Identification Authority of India has extended its free Aadhaar update scheme until December 14, 2024. Originally, it was set to end on September 14, this extension allows users to upload documents and make profile changes on the myAadhaar portal without incurring any fees for an additional three months. "UIDAI extends free online document upload facility till 14th December …

Bhu-Aadhaar: Revolutionizing Land Records Digitization
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Bhu-Aadhaar: Revolutionizing Land Records Digitization

The Hindu  

Bhu-Aadhaar aims to digitize land records, In the Union Budget 2024, the government planned to digitize the land records for rural and urban regions. There are five States in India that have separate land records for city and rural properties: They are Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. The State of Andhra Pradesh has the best practice of …

Bengaluru firm SISA Infosec secures Patent for Innovative Aadhaar Data Management Systems
8 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru firm SISA Infosec secures Patent for Innovative Aadhaar Data Management Systems

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: After sustained efforts, the Bengaluru-based cybersecurity firm SISA Infosec has been awarded a government patent for a groundbreaking system designed to manage Aadhaar data, marking a significant advancement in data security and compliance technology. The newly patented system, known as the SISA Radar Aadhaar Data Discovery Engine, aims to transform how organisations handle sensitive Aadhaar information, ensuring adherence …

Fresh advisory soon on Aadhaar as date of birth proof
1 year, 1 month ago

Fresh advisory soon on Aadhaar as date of birth proof

The Hindu  

To avoid inconvenience to the public and government schemes’ beneficiaries and quell a sense of anxiety about a recent directive to cease the usage of Aadhaar as a ‘date of birth’ proof, the Unique Identification Authority of India is likely to issue a clarification soon that those relying on the ID proof for age may do so after undertaking a …

Central govt to issue Unique ID Number for mobile users: Check details, benefits, and more
1 year, 4 months ago

Central govt to issue Unique ID Number for mobile users: Check details, benefits, and more

India TV News  

Unique ID Number for Mobile Users in India: The Government of India is set to introduce a Unique Identification Number for mobile phone users. Similar to Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Account This unique ID number for mobile users is similar to the Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Account, a government system that records your medical history. Combatting Fraud and Spam Calls …

Government mandates Aadhaar for disability IDs; activists say mechanism inaccurate
1 year, 5 months ago

Government mandates Aadhaar for disability IDs; activists say mechanism inaccurate

The Hindu  

Despite being pulled up by a House panel on the inability of the government’s UDID programme to accurately record the number of Persons with Disabilities in the country in real-time, the Union government has gone on to issue gazette notifications mandating each UDID applicant to either produce an Aadhaar card or show proof of having applied for one — irrespective …

Identity pangs: The Hindu Editorial on Aadhaar and concerns
1 year, 6 months ago

Identity pangs: The Hindu Editorial on Aadhaar and concerns

The Hindu  

In an innocuously titled report on “Decentralized Finance and Digital Assets” released last Saturday, global rating major Moody’s Investors Service has flagged some uncomfortable home truths about India’s ambitious digital identification programme for residents, Aadhaar. But at a broader level, the agency has red-flagged security and privacy risks from “centralised” digital ID systems such as Aadhaar, where a single entity …

Aadhaar is not perfect but has proven useful
1 year, 6 months ago

Aadhaar is not perfect but has proven useful

Live Mint  

Given how widely Aadhaar has been hailed as a success in biometric identification to enable policy action, the Moody’s critique of it caught many by surprise. It said the credit rating agency had made sweeping assertions against Aadhaar without citing any empirical evidence and had ignored facts about its identity verification options in suggesting that service failures were resulting in …

Centre slams Moody's over 'sweeping assertions' against Aadhar
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre slams Moody's over 'sweeping assertions' against Aadhar

Op India  

Taking strong exception to Moody’s Investors Service’s views, which questioned Aadhaar workability, the Central government on Monday said that the report is prepared “without citing any evidence or basis” and that it is baseless. Ministry of Electronics & IT in a press release said that the Aadhaar is the foundational Digital Public Infrastructure of the India stack and that over …

Government rebuffs Moody’s Aadhaar views; says a billion Indians trust it
1 year, 6 months ago

Government rebuffs Moody’s Aadhaar views; says a billion Indians trust it

The Hindu  

The Electronics and IT Ministry late on September 25 took on a report from Moody’s Investors Service that raised questions about the efficacy of Aadhaar and asserted that there have been no breaches reported from the unique ID system’s database till date to dismiss concerns about security and privacy in a centralised system. In a note titled “Aadhaar, the most …

Aadhaar unreliable in ‘hot, humid’ India: Moody’s
1 year, 6 months ago

Aadhaar unreliable in ‘hot, humid’ India: Moody’s

The Hindu  

Global rating major Moody’s Investors Service has flagged concerns about security and privacy vulnerabilities in centralised identification systems like India’s Aadhaar programme. Privacy, security concerns In a report on “Decentralized Finance and Digital Assets” issued on September 23, Moody’s acknowledged Aadhaar as “the world’s largest digital ID program” that assigns unique numbers to over 1.2 billion Indian residents using biometric …

Aadhaar gets new data privacy features, says UIDAI DG Sumnesh Joshi
1 year, 7 months ago

Aadhaar gets new data privacy features, says UIDAI DG Sumnesh Joshi

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Unique Identification Authority of India has introduced new features in Aadhaar for data privacy and security. Sumnesh Joshi, Deputy Director General of the UIDAI, informed that Aadhaar will now have features such as Biometric Locking/Unlocking, Virtual Aadhaar ID, Face Authentication and Aadhaar QR Code. To explore these new features and experience the enhanced Aadhaar ecosystem, visit the official …

Expanding Aadhaar to private entities is risky
1 year, 10 months ago

Expanding Aadhaar to private entities is risky

Hindustan Times  

In a landmark 4-1 verdict in 2018, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, but struck down section 57, which allowed the use of Aadhaar authentication and E-KYC by private companies to establish an identity for delivering services. Explaining its ruling, the top court said that the section struck at the heart of an individual’s privacy, …

Secure Aadhaar data from misuse
1 year, 11 months ago

Secure Aadhaar data from misuse

Hindustan Times  

Last week, the government proposed to tweak rules regarding Aadhaar to allow entities other than the government for identity verification, a report in this newspaper noted. However, in 2019, the government tweaked the Aadhaar Act to allow some private companies — telecom providers and financial institutions — to seek Aadhaar voluntarily. The scale, and the associated problems of privacy and …

India’s digital public infrastructure, catching the next wave
1 year, 11 months ago

India’s digital public infrastructure, catching the next wave

The Hindu  

India’s digital public infrastructure, loosely the India Stack and more, is a marvel of our times, shaped in a unique partnership between governments, regulators, the private sector, selfless volunteers, startups, and academia/think tanks. Engendering sustained collective action at scale between so many disparate entities itself is magical and the outcomes are India’s answer to Web 3, perhaps even superior in …

Aadhaar a prime authenticator of Voter ID: Govt
2 years, 1 month ago

Aadhaar a prime authenticator of Voter ID: Govt

Live Mint  

Aadhar is one of several documents for authentication and identification for the purposes of purifying the electoral rolls, Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, the law minister said, “the process of purification of electoral roll is an ongoing process and involves various …

Railways introduces Aadhaar-based authentication system to prevent impersonation in recruitment exams
2 years, 2 months ago

Railways introduces Aadhaar-based authentication system to prevent impersonation in recruitment exams

The Hindu  

In a bid to prevent impersonation in recruitment examinations, the Ministry of Railways has introduced an Aadhaar-based biometric authentication process for job aspirants. The sources said: “We pulled off 99 shifts over five phases in 33 days to accommodate 1.1 crore applicants, with each shift having 1.25 lakh candidates. “We have earlier had cases where fake candidates have appeared for …

Is Aadhaar for greater social good?
2 years, 3 months ago

Is Aadhaar for greater social good?

The Hindu  

The passage of time does not seem to have removed the concern of people about the safety of Aadhaar data. It was more than six-seven years ago that cooking gas consumers in Tamil Nadu began seeding their Aadhaar and bank account details with their LPG consumer numbers for receiving the subsidy and the ration cardholders integrated the Aadhaar data of …

Aadhaar-Voter ID Linking Voluntary; Voters' Names Won't Be Removed For Not Linking Voter ID With Aadhaar : Union Law Minister
2 years, 3 months ago

Aadhaar-Voter ID Linking Voluntary; Voters' Names Won't Be Removed For Not Linking Voter ID With Aadhaar : Union Law Minister

Live Law  

On Friday, while responding to a very pointed question raised by three Members of Parliament, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that names of the voters whose voter IDs are not linked with Aadhaar will not be struck off from the voter list. Amidst allegations that the election authorities are mandating linking of Aadhaar with Voter IDs, in October, 2022, …

Explained: The plea in Supreme Court challenging Aadhaar-Voter ID card linking
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: The plea in Supreme Court challenging Aadhaar-Voter ID card linking

Firstpost  

A petition filed by Major General SG Vombatkere in the Supreme Court argues that the Aadhaar-Voter ID card linking would have a ‘detrimental impact on people’s ability to exercise their constitutional and legal right to vote’ as it can lead to ‘mass exclusions’ from the electoral rolls On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the central government on …

Supreme Court Of India Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Aadhaar-Voter ID Card Linkage
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Of India Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Aadhaar-Voter ID Card Linkage

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on Monday issued notice in a petition challenging the power of the Election Commission of India to use the Aadhaar database in the process of deletion and updation of entries in the electoral roll. 28 of the Representation of People's Act, 1950 and the Registration of Electors Rules, 2022 and two notifications regarding Aadhaar-Voter Card …

Aadhaar number mandatory to get govt benefits-subsidies: UIDAI
2 years, 7 months ago

Aadhaar number mandatory to get govt benefits-subsidies: UIDAI

Hindustan Times  

According to a recent circular issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India, if you don't have an Aadhaar number or enrolment slip, you may not be entitled to avail government subsidies and benefits. "Thus in the above backdrop and considering the proviso to Section 7 of the Act.in case no Aadhaar number has been assigned to an individual, he/she …

No breach in Aadhaar data vault till now, must be cautious: Centre in Rajya Sabha
2 years, 7 months ago

No breach in Aadhaar data vault till now, must be cautious: Centre in Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

There has been no breach of Unique Identification Authority of India’s Aadhaar data vault, Union minister of electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was responding to questions raised by CPI MP Binoy Viswam on whether the Centre has considered the recent CAG report that questioned the encryption method and procedure …

Aadhaar-voter list linkage: EC warns of severe action against poll officials if data gets leaked
2 years, 8 months ago

Aadhaar-voter list linkage: EC warns of severe action against poll officials if data gets leaked

India TV News  

Aadhaar-voter list linkage: EC warns of severe action against poll officials if data gets leaked In a letter sent to chief electoral officers of all states and Union territories on July 4, the poll panel said special camps at cluster level can be arranged on the dates coinciding with special campaign dates during special summary revision, where the electors can …

UIDAI, which manages Aadhaar data, to go local for IT needs to avoid malware or embedded code
2 years, 8 months ago

UIDAI, which manages Aadhaar data, to go local for IT needs to avoid malware or embedded code

Firstpost  

The Unique Identification Authority of India, the body that manages all Aadhaar data in the country, has said it does not want to procure foreign origin equipment for its Information Technology and Information Security needs, and wants to go local to avoid the risk of embedded code or malware in the former. Additionally, the possibility of Supply Chain Risks associated …

Will the Aadhaar fiasco pave the way for a stronger Data Protection Bill?
2 years, 9 months ago

Will the Aadhaar fiasco pave the way for a stronger Data Protection Bill?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 12, 2022 18:00 IST On the 88th episode of his monthly radio programme “Mann Ki Baat” on April 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke glowingly about how small online payments had helped the growth of the digital economy. The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, which leaned heavily on the Srikrishna Committee report, was introduced in the Lok …

'Question Of National Security,' Nearly 100 Aadhaar-Related FIRs Brought To UIDAI's Notice: Report
2 years, 9 months ago

'Question Of National Security,' Nearly 100 Aadhaar-Related FIRs Brought To UIDAI's Notice: Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: While roughly a hundred police complaints relating to Aadhaar numbers were brought to the attention of the Unique Identification Authority of India between 2018 and 2021, a considerably greater number of incidents went unreported, according to authorities acquainted with the subject, HT reported. They include Aadhaar numbers being compromised, Pakistani citizens obtaining the unique numbers meant only for …

UIDAI takes note of close to 100 Aadhaar-related FIRs
2 years, 9 months ago

UIDAI takes note of close to 100 Aadhaar-related FIRs

Hindustan Times  

Although nearly a hundred police complaints related to Aadhaar numbers between 2018 and 2021 have been brought to the notice of the Unique Identification Authority of India by law enforcement agencies, a much larger number of cases remain unreported, according to officials familiar with the matter. The cases include Aadhaar numbers being compromised, Pakistani citizens acquiring the unique numbers meant …

Questioning the safety of Aadhaar
2 years, 9 months ago

Questioning the safety of Aadhaar

The Hindu  

The story so far: Two days after issuing an advisory asking people to refrain from sharing photocopies of their Aadhaar Card, the Unique Identification Development Authority of India opted to withdraw the notification. It stated that the action was to avert any possibility of ‘misinterpretation’ of the press release, asking people to exercise “normal prudence” in using/sharing their Aadhaar numbers. …

Questions remain on the Aadhaar flip-flop
2 years, 9 months ago

Questions remain on the Aadhaar flip-flop

Hindustan Times  

Over the weekend, the government issued and withdrew an advisory cautioning people on sharing their full Aadhaar numbers in a hard copy with “unlicensed” organisations. Aadhaar cardholders, the second statement said, are “only advised to exercise normal prudence”. The likelihood of being asked for a photocopy of an Aadhaar — instead of being verified via an OTP or a fingerprint …

Should you share Aadhaar number or not? Here's what Govt says in two advisories
2 years, 10 months ago

Should you share Aadhaar number or not? Here's what Govt says in two advisories

Hindustan Times  

An advisory issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India, Bengaluru regional office warning people to not share Aadhaar numbers with any organisation triggered a row as the advisory said Aadhaar numbers can be misused. On Sunday, the UIDAI issued a clarification withdrawing the earlier statement and said Aadhaar card-holders should exercise normal prudence in using and sharing their Aadhaar …

Aadhaar photocopy warning from UIDAI sparks row. Then a clarification
2 years, 10 months ago

Aadhaar photocopy warning from UIDAI sparks row. Then a clarification

Hindustan Times  

The central government on Sunday issued a clarification after backlash over an advisory from the Unique Identification Authority of India on sharing of Aadhar photocopy with any unlicensed private entity. Unlicensed private entities like hotels or film halls are not permitted to collect or keep copies of Aadhaar card, the release said, calling it an offence under the Aadhaar Act …

Beware! Govt warns against sharing Aadhaar details with hotels, cinema halls | Check advisory
2 years, 10 months ago

Beware! Govt warns against sharing Aadhaar details with hotels, cinema halls | Check advisory

India TV News  

Highlights UIDAI asked people to share their 'masked' Aadhar card details. The advisory specifically states that unlicensed private entities like hotels or film halls are not permitted to collect or keep copies of Aadhaar cards. The authority has suggested the use of masked Aadhaar which displays only the last 4 digits of the Aadhaar number that can be downloaded from …

Core biometric information shall not be shared with anyone, UIDAI tells Delhi High Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Core biometric information shall not be shared with anyone, UIDAI tells Delhi High Court

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Unique Identification Authority of India informed the Delhi High Court that core biometric information collected by the authority under the Aadhaar Act shall not be shared with anyone for any reason whatsoever. UIDAI, in its affidavit filed in the high court, stated that core biometric information has been defined in Section 2 of the Aadhaar Act to mean …

Fix Aadhaar defects now
2 years, 11 months ago

Fix Aadhaar defects now

Hindustan Times  

There are several “deficiencies” in how India’s national identity project, Aadhaar, is managed, according to a report tabled by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in Parliament last week. Chief among these were instances of junk enrolment and low-quality biometric information, UIDAI’s inability to directly audit whether fingerprints and retina scans of citizens could be stored by third parties, …

Linking of multiple IDs to develop ‘Federated Digital Identities’ mooted
3 years, 1 month ago

Linking of multiple IDs to develop ‘Federated Digital Identities’ mooted

The Hindu  

The government has invited stakeholder comments on a proposal that seeks to establish ‘Federated Digital Identities’ to optimise the number of digital identities that a citizen needs to have, by linking various consumer identification data into a single unique ID for digital transactions such as authentication and eKYC services. “As various government platforms across domains are being digitised, there is …

Govt Working on 'One Digital ID' That Links PAN, Aadhaar, Passport: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

Govt Working on 'One Digital ID' That Links PAN, Aadhaar, Passport: Report

News 18  

The Central government is seemingly working on the successor of the Aadhaar Card. According to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s proposed plan that was assessed by The Indian Express, the government is working on a new model of “Federated Digital Identities" to link multiple digital IDs such as driving licence, passport numbers, PAN, and so on- all into …

Govt to Soon Share Consent Form with Citizens on 'Prospective' Sharing of Aadhaar for Future Schemes
3 years, 2 months ago

Govt to Soon Share Consent Form with Citizens on 'Prospective' Sharing of Aadhaar for Future Schemes

News 18  

The government will soon be sending you a form through an e-mail, SMS or asking you to access the same online on a website, seeking your permission for the “prospective sharing” of your Aadhaar details for getting benefits in all “future” government schemes and for the “creation of an Aadhaar-seeded database”. This comes as the Unique Identification Authority of India …

Linking Aadhaar to electoral rolls is a great reform move
3 years, 2 months ago

Linking Aadhaar to electoral rolls is a great reform move

Live Mint  

Indian Parliament recently passed an amendment to our electoral laws allowing the digital linking of the Aadhaar number of a citizen to the country’s electoral rolls on a voluntary basis. It would also become difficult for Indians to vote electronically, in case the law someday allows this, if the country’s electoral rolls are not properly maintained. This database should be …

Thinking before linking: On linking electoral rolls with Aadhaar
3 years, 3 months ago

Thinking before linking: On linking electoral rolls with Aadhaar

The Hindu  

An unwillingness to allow meaningful debate and invite wider consultation can undo even the progressive aspects of problematic legislation. On the face of it, the Bill’s objective — to purify the rolls and weed out bogus voters — may appear laudable, and the seeding of Aadhaar data with voter identity particulars may seem to be a good way of achieving …

The Aadhaar-voter ID link
3 years, 3 months ago

The Aadhaar-voter ID link

Hindustan Times  

Amendments to the election law to allow the interlinking of Aadhaar and the voter identity database were cleared by the Lok Sabha amid resistance from the Opposition. The idea to use the biometrics-based identity to clean up electoral rolls goes back more than five years, when the Election Commission carried out pilot projects to remove unverifiable entries in some states. …

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